page_title: Gros Verdot
section_title: Wine regions
hierarchical_section_title: Gros Verdot / Wine regions
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Petit verdot
context_page_description: Gros Verdot is a red French wine grape variety that was a historically important grape in the Gironde wine region of Bordeaux but plantings of the variety have been banned in the region since 1946 with the grape no longer being a permitted variety in any AOC Bordeaux wines.
  Today the grape is not widely cultivated with limited plantings in France, Chile and California where it is an acceptable component in Bordeaux-style Meritage blends.
  Despite the similar name, ampelographers believe there is no direct genetic relation between Gros Verdot and Petit Verdot.
context_section_description: Though there are some plantings of Gros Verdot in France, since its 1946 banning its numbers have dwindled to the point where the variety is nearly extinct in its homeland. Outside France there are limited plantings in California where it is often confused with Cabernet Pfeffer (a late 19th-century crossing of Cabernet Sauvignon and unknown Vitis vinifera vine). In 2007, a vineyard first planted in 1895 and now growing grapes for Kenneth Volk Vineyards in the Lime Kiln Valley sub region of the San Benito AVA was discovered to be planted with Gros Verdot instead of Cabernet Pfeffer as originally thought. Similar DNA testing revealed other California plantings of vines labelled as Trousseau/Bastardo to also be Gros Verdot.
  In 2012, Chile reported having 17 acres (7 hectares) of "Verdot" plantings which were distinct from the 635 acres (257 hectares) of Petit Verdot. Argentina has documented 1,124 acres (455 hectares) of just "Verdot" but Master of Wine Jancis Robinson notes that these are likely all plantings of Petit Verdot.
caption: Despite having the name Gros Verdot, the grape actually produces berries smaller than Petit Verdot (pictured).
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